Complementary offers
In addition to school lessons, children can benefit from additional support services in the areas of prevention, promotion and care. Information about the offers can be obtained from the school.
Children have different talents and interests. These can be promoted by the pupils using the offers in addition to school lessons, such as:
- Support with homework
- Lessons in native language and culture
- Voluntary school sports
- Music lessons
- Care outside of school hours
Support and promotion
The children can learn an instrument, take singing lessons or sing along in a group. Lessons take place in individual and group lessons. In a choir, orchestra or ensemble, people make music and sing together. The music school is subject to a fee.
Information about the offers is available from the school or the municipal office.
> Overview of music schools in the Canton of St.Gallen new window
Children can be additionally supported for school lessons with various support measures. For this purpose, there are special education offers such as speech therapy, Integrierte schulische Förderung (ISF) or gifted education.
However, there are also children for whom this is not enough. Then it is possible to teach these children in a Kleinklasse .
The teacher will inform you if your child needs additional support. You will discuss together how your child can be supported in addition to class lessons. Special educational measures for your child do not cost extra.
> leaflet in German new window
Clubs and institutions support children in various areas such as sports or music. These courses take place after school hours.
There are talent schools for young people with special talents in sports, music or design. These can be attended in the Sekundarstufe I .
> List of Talent Schools in the Canton of St.Gallen new window
At school, the children speak German. To ensure that your child can also deepen their native language, there are special courses for this. HSK-Unterricht are a supplement to school and are also listed in the report card. Depending on the school level, the lessons consist of 2 to 4 lessons per week.
The lessons are organized by associations or the embassies and consulates. The children learn their mother tongue better and learn a lot about their home country. The lessons are politically and denominationally neutral.
> HSK courses in the Canton of St.Gallen new window
School social work helps all students, parents or teachers with questions, problems or crises. The school social work office is usually located in the school building. The consultation is free of charge.
> Directory of School Social Work in the Canton of St.Gallen new window
Childcare services
The schools offer supervised lunch tables where the children are looked after over lunchtime. Everyone receives a healthy, warm and varied meal.
After dinner, the children have games and drawing materials at their disposal and they can also do homework there.
Information is available from the school secretariat and on the school's website.
A daycare center (also called Kita ) cares for children aged 0 to 4 or 6 years. The facility is usually open from Monday to Friday for 11-12 hours.
The day-to-day care routine is organized in a regular daily routine. The children eat together and there are play and rest times.
You can find out more about a Kita in the canton of St.Gallen online or ask at the municipal office.
In the day family, one or more children are cared for in the childminder's own household. This is regularly possible on an hourly, half-day or full-day basis.
Care in the childcare family has special strengths: the caregiver is always the same. This can create a close bond with the child. In addition, the group of children is small and the care can therefore be arranged individually.
The Swiss Red Cross (SRC) St.Gallen new window will help you with childcare in an emergency situation.
Childcare comes to your home and helps if:
- You as parents are ill, have an accident or are in hospital
- You are temporarily in a difficult situation (e.g. after a birth, a separation, during pregnancy, a death, etc.)
For residents of the city of St.Gallen, the childcare service of the Women's Centre new window is responsible. For more information, call 071 222 04 80.
Childcare at home
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